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Generate Images for WordPress Automatically

Create consistent Open Graph and social images from WordPress post data through a webhook, plugin workflow, Zapier, Make, or the Duply API.

Quick answer

Generate a WordPress image when a post reaches its final publish state, then save the resulting URL in metadata or the media workflow used by the site.

Best-fit use cases

Open Graph images
Blog promotion cards
Author and category series
Programmatic publishing

Implementation

A reliable four-step workflow

1

Publish

Trigger only when a post is published or intentionally republished.

2

Extract

Send the title, category, author, excerpt, and a publicly accessible featured image.

3

Generate

Choose an approved Duply template for the content type and validate long titles.

4

Attach

Write the generated URL to social metadata, a custom field, or the downstream promotion workflow.

Concrete example
trigger
A WordPress post is published
inputs
Title, category, author, featured image
output
A branded OG image
destination
Social metadata and scheduling queue

Frequently asked questions

Should every draft update generate an image?

No. Trigger on final publish or a specific approval state to avoid unnecessary generations.

What if the featured image is private?

The generation workflow needs a publicly reachable image URL or a step that securely transfers the asset.

Continue the workflow

Dynamic OG image guide →Create OG images with an API →Create images from webhooks →

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